Soap cutter



Mar. 6, 1923.

1,447,608 (3. WAssER ET AL SOAP CUTTER:

Filed Aug. 18,-1921 Patented Mar. 6, 1923.

HTED STATES irst CHARLES WASSER AND RUSSELL W. WIRSHING, OF DAYTON,OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE MIAMI MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ACORPORATION OF OHIO.

soar CUTTER.

Application filed August 18, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLEs Wassnn and RUssELL W. WIRSHING, citizens ofthe United States, residing in the city of Dayton, county of Montgomery,and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSoap Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

The principal object of our invention 1s to provide a simple, compactand economical device that is adapted to be attached to a table or otherobject foreasily and efficiently cutting or shaving soap. I

It is another object of our invention to provide simple and efficientclamping means for easily and firmly securing our soap cutter to a tableor other object.

Other important and incidental objects will be brought out in thefollowing specification and particularly set forth in the subjoinedclaim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view, partly broken away, of oursoap cutter. Figure 2 is an end View thereof. Figure 3 is a sideelevational view of the same. Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of thecutting disc. And Figure 5 is a side view of the latter in its invertedposition.

Throughout the specification and drawings, similar reference charactersdenote corresponding parts.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a detailed description of oneform of embodiment of our invention, the numeral 1 designates a ringmember constructed of aluminum or other suitable metal, having a topinwardly projecting flange portion 2 that is annular in shape.Projecting downwardly from one side of the ring member 1 is a relativelyflat supporting portion 3.

Adapted to be fitted upon the ring member 1 is a cover 4 constructed ofaluminum or other suitable metal. This cover 4 has a downwardlyprojecting annular rim portion 5 that is adapted to fit against the sideperiphery of the ring member 1, and is secured to the flange portion 2of the latter as follows: Provided in the said flange portion 2 of thering member 1, are two slots 6, 6 preferably about 180 apart. Adapted toenter each one of these slots 6, 6, is an approximately right-angledtongue 7 that is 7 turned down from they cover 4. When the latter isapplied to the ring member 1, with the tongue portions 7, .7 Withm1511611 respee Serial N0. 493,361.

tive slots 6, 6 in said ring member, the cover 4 may be readily turnedto bring the free end portions of the tongues 7, 7 under the flangeportion 2 of the ring member to firmly hold said cover upon the latter.(See Figures 1 and 2.) While we have provided the means just describedfor removably connecting the cover to the ring member 1, any othersuitable means may be employed for this purpose without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

Preferably turned up fromthe middle portion of the cover 4, is a hopperor soap receiving part 8 that is rectangular in longitudinal section.Resting upon an annular ledge'portion 9 of the flange 2 of the ringmember 1, a slight distance below the cover 4, is the rim portion of acutting disc 10. Cut in the latter. is a series of radial, triangularslots 11, the piece of metal that formerly filled each slot being turneddown at right angles to the disc as shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5. Theradial edge 12 of each slot opposite the turned down metal piece 13thereof, is turned upwardly slightly above the plane of the disc andsharpened to cut or shave the soap that is inserted in the hopper 8above, when the disc 10 is turned by the means nowto be described. Oneslot 11 extends to the center of the disc to effect a full center cut.The turned down pieces at the edges of the slots act as flanges todirect the flow of shavings to the receptacle beneath.

Provided in the disc 10 near its marginal edge, is a circumferentialseries of pin holes 14. Adapted to enter these holes from below thedisc, are the teeth of a pinion 15 fast on the inner end of a shaft 16that is journaled in a hollow boss 17 that projects outwardly from thesupporting portion 3 of the ring member 1. Secured to the outer end ofthe shaft 16 is a crank handle 18 which, when turned, will rotate thedisc 10, that is free to turn upon the ledge portion 9 of the flange 2.When the disc 10 is rotated, the soap that is cut or shaved by itsknife-edged slots 11 will fall through the latter into a receptacle 18resting upon a table 19 to which the cutting device is secured by thefollowing means:

Referring to Figures 2 and 8, there is riveted or otherwise secured tothe supporting portion 3 of the ring member 1, a slightly curved.angle-plate 20 whose end portions are at approximately a right angle toeach other. Provided in the upper end of tl1e plate 20 is a transverseslot 21 through Which there loosely projects a turned-up end 22 of an)iece 23 there is aaalied a- Win nut 25.

(See Figures 2 and 3.) After the lower end of the angle plate 20 isbrought over and thelower end of the arched piece 23 is positionedunder, the edge portion of the table 19, the wing nut 25 is turned totihtly press the rounded end of the archer? piece 23 against the edgeportion ofthe table. The latter Will then be tightly gripped by theclamp just described to firmly hold the soap cutter upon the table.While We employ the-above described clamping device. for attaching oursoap cutter to the table 19, any other'suitable meansmay be employed forthis purpose Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

We do not Wish to be limited to the details oi construction andarrangement herein shown and described, and any changes or.modifications may be made therein Within the scope of the subjoinedclaim.

Having described our invention, We claim: Ina device of the typedescribed, the combination With a ring member having a top inwardlyprojecting flange portion and a supporting portion, ofa cover fitted onsaid ring member, a hopper turned up from the middle portion of saidcover, the flange portion of the ring member having an inner annularledge part, a slotted, cutting disc free to turn upon said ledge part ofthe ring member below said cover, and means for rotating. sa d disc.

In: testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands this 15th day ofAugust, 19:21.

CHARLES l/VASSER.

RUSSELL -VV, VVIRSHI-NG. Witness i HOWARD S. SMITH.

